SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – A small but supportive group met near Sydney’s Town Hall to show solidarity and support for the humanitarian aid flotilla bound for Palestine but currently detained in various ports in Greece by local authorities.

Pro-Palestine rally organisers setting up for a gathering outside Town Hall in downtown Sydney.

A passerby takes a leaflet from a pro-Gaza protester.

A rally organiser liases with police.

Supporters listen to speakers at a pro-Gaza rally.

NSW Greens senator Lee Rhiannon addresses the crowd.

Supporters listen to speakers at a pro-Gaza rally.

Blogger and freelance journalist Antony Loewenstein at the pro-Gaza rally.

Supporters listen to speakers at a pro-Gaza rally.

Supporters listen to speakers at a pro-Gaza rally.

The group gathered to hear from NSW Greens senator Lee Rhiannon as well as writer and activist Antony Loewenstein. Vivienne Porzsolt and Sylvia Hale are with the flotilla as Australian Freedom Flotilla delegates, and addressed the group by telephone.